🍂 🍁 🍎 🥧 “It’s Fall!” SOTD Theme Week - September 19th, 2022 to September 25th, 2022 🍂 🍁 🍎 🥧

[Whiterook]

Razor: Schick F New and Improved Injector razor
Blade: Schick Plus Platinum injector blade
Brush: Rudy Vey 2022 B & B Contributor Brush
Pre-Shave: Proraso White
Lather: Caswell-Massey Number Six
Aftershave: Pinaud Lilac Vegetal
Additional Care:
Thayers Facial Tonic Witch Hazel Unscented
Imperial Leather Talcum Powder

 

[sarimento1]

SOTD, Sunday, September 25th, 2022

Shower + Ach Brito Glyce face lather and rinse
PannaCrema Labdano shave soap
Simpson badger brush
Puma 5/8" straight razor
Cool washcloth rinse
Penhaligon's Racquets cologne

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[Gian66]

 

[eezee]

9/22/22
Chiseled Face Santa Paula
Art of Shaving in Fine Badger
11/16 Red Imp #132 by Case USA
Tony Miller 3" Steerhide Strop
West Coast Shaving Alum Block
Lucky Tiger After Shave & Face Tonic
Art of Shaving Bergamot & Neroli
Acqua di Parma Bergamotto di Calabria

9/23/22
Tabac
Shavemac Custom Silver Tip
Muhle R41 (2013)
Treet Platinum (9)
West Coast Shaving Alum Block
Clubman Virgin Island Bay Rum
Haslinger Sandalwood Balm
Dolce & Gabbana The One

9/25/22
Noble Otter Plunder
Shavemac Custom Silver Tip
5/8 Boker "Warrior"
Tony Miller 3" Fast Bridle Strop
West Coast Shaving Alum Block
Clubman Virgin Island Bay Rum
Halsinger Sandalwood Balm
Banana Republic Cordovan

 

[Cal]

Brush: Shavemac 20/46 Silvertip 2-Band
Soap: Phoenix Scentsless
Razor: Gillette NEW Flat Bottom GT
Blade: Gillette 7 o'clock Black (1)
ASL: Duru Limon Kolonya 80°
A superb shave.


Happy shaves guys.

 

[Phoenixkh]

That’s quite a find, Cal. I’ve never seen one since I started looking at Vintage Gillette razors.

Granted, it’s only been a couple months.

 

[Cal]

That’s quite a find, Cal. I’ve never seen one since I started looking at Vintage Gillette razors.

I'm not sure if we're on the same page, Kim... but that's the one I'll be having another couple of shaves with before moving back on to my NEW RFB to give you a comparison.

EDIT:
In my experience the NEW Flat Bottoms are much easier to find than the NEW RFBs.

 

[Calm_Shaver]

CARBON TI ++ || GSB || TROTTER || DG 88 CHESTNUT ST || PLATINUM BALM

 

[dmshaver]

9/25/22 SOTD

Blackbird Ti SB
Nacet
Omega PRemium Jade
Ethos Lavender
Lucky Old Man

 

[Phoenixkh]

I'm not sure if we're on the same page, Kim... but that's the one I'll be having another couple of shaves with before moving back on to my NEW RFB to give you a comparison.

EDIT:
In my experience the NEW Flat Bottoms are much easier to find than the NEW RFBs.

I guess I'm looking in the wrong place. Yes, I know this is your recent find.... a NEW Flat Bottom... not the NEW Raised Flat Bottom. I had no problem finding a NEW Raised Flat Bottom. I've never seen the NEW Flat Bottom before yours showed up. Does it have another name? Is it the NEW 7 o'clock Flat Bottom? I did see several of those for $150, give or take.

I didn't do extensive searches. I have too many DE razors on my plate at the moment but I did take a quick look at Etsy, eBay US, UK and Canada.

 

[VintageGent]

Moon Soaps Old School
Simpson Special Best Badger
Gillette New SC, (BRG replated)
Astra SS
Lucky Tiger Tonic
Southern Witchcrafts Carmilla aftershave

BBS no-doubter!
Elite performance by all hardware & products

 

[Smooth Steve]

09/25/22 Shave of the Day
Face Wash with Stirling Soap Co. Glacial Unscented - Pre-Shave Soap
Phoenix Artisan Accoutrements Good Vibrations Boardwalk Barbershop Scent Shampoo & Conditioner Puck
Phoenix Artisan Accoutrements John Frum Epic Artisan Shaving Soap - Ultra Premium CK-6 Formula
Phoenix Artisan Accoutrements The Solar Flare - 24mm Nexus Hybrid Synth Brush based on the Erskine K-250
Phoenix Artisan Accoutrements Official 30oz Phoenix Shaving Stainless Steel Enamel Coated Lather Shave Bowl V2
Phoenix Shaving Ceramic Moonscape Brush Scuttle
Phoenix Shaving The META-4 Safety Razor Flare Tip Series 316 L Stainless Clog Proof with Mystical Mustard Tip
Phoenix Shaving Platinum Strangelet Super Sharps Double Edge Blades - 1st Shave
Lancaster Razor Works Lavender Black Sheep Shaving Towel
Phoenix Shaving No Slip Grip Alum Block
Phoenix Artisan Accoutrements Alum Block Dry Dock System
Thayers Alcohol Free Cucumber Witch Hazel Toner with Aloe Vera
Phoenix Artisan Accoutrements John Frum Epic Aftershave & Cologne
Phoenix Artisan Accoutrements Epic 5% Niacinamide (Vitamin B3) Serum
Phoenix Shaving Droid Black Artisan Natural Deodorant Sport Strength Homage to Floïd Black
Phoenix Artisan Accoutrements Future Fiction Pomade - Epic Water Soluble Medium Hold Formula​

 

[omendoz3]

Sunday AM Shave

• Soap: B&M Bay Rum
• Brush: WW Badger
• Razor: RR Gamechanger 0.84
• Blade: Personna Platinum (3)
• AS: Clubman Virgin Island Bay Rum and some Cerave lotion

Great 2-pass shave with no irritation. The Gamechanger gets it done!
Have a great week all!

 

[Badkarma]

1953 Gillette 58 British

 

[ShortRound131]

RAZOR Merkur Progress (3 pass @ 2-2-2)
BLADE Voshkod (2)
BRUSH Razorock Bruce 24mm
SOAP DG Massacre of the Innocents
POST Aqua Velva

 

[Cal]

I guess I'm looking in the wrong place. Yes, I know this is your recent find.... a NEW Flat Bottom... not the NEW Raised Flat Bottom. I had no problem finding a NEW Raised Flat Bottom. I've never seen the NEW Flat Bottom before yours showed up. Does it have another name? Is it the NEW 7 o'clock Flat Bottom?

No (IMO).

I'm guessing that 7 o'clock, which Gillette acquired, made the first Flat Bottoms. (HERE's my 1933 7 o'clock Flat Bottom.) Then they apparently changed the maker's stamp from 7 o'clock to Gillette and the Gillette NEW Flat Bottom was born. I assume they called the Gillette stamped one a NEW because they were only producing the NEW series of razors at that time.*

Due to the above, I call mine a 7 o'clock Flat Bottom Open Comb (FBOC)... NOT a NEW.

* If my guessing is wrong I'd definitely like my 7 o'clock/Gillette knowledge to be brought up-to-speed by the experts and aficionados, please.

I did see several of those for $150, give or take.

I purchased my 7 o'clock FBOC on eBay.co.uk for £25 (including shipping) in December last year (2021).